Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Schafgrind

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°56′26″ N 9°08′29″ E

Map showing the location of Schafgrind Schafgrind
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,155 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Matt
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km
ZRH Zürich Airport73 km

About Schafgrind

Schafgrind is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,155 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Mürligrat and Gelb Chopf.

Climate of Schafgrind

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (200 mm)
Driest month
February (110 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Schafgrind
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°-1°1°6°9°12°12°9°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Schafgrind

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (73 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 129 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 152 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Schafgrind

Within 100 km: 366 historic and cultural sites, 7,258 natural sites, 1,154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km790 places

  • Walensee Lake 21 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 23 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km2,951 places

  • Ufenau Island 41 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 41 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 44 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 43 kmW

60–100 km5,037 places

  • Mainau Island 85 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 74 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 80 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Matt Village, Glarus Süd
    3.1 km NE
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    3.4 km SE
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    4.7 km N
  • Schwändi Village, Glarus Süd
    2.7 km SE
  • Moldboden Village, Glarus Süd
    3.1 km SE
  • Maienegg Village, Glarus Süd
    3.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: